He molted about a month ago and I think he’s gone, he was limp earlier but after hand feeding him and giving him water he ran up a branch in his cage, now he’s limp with small twitches. I don’t want him to die, I only gave him his name earlier today because I felt bad for never naming him, I named him Sigil. I am trying to give him water and food after picking him up and laying him on my desk.

So i have an L3 ghost mantis, and she's been giving signs she's going to molt soon. but she still hasnt. and now, she's just wandering around her enclosure when she's usually in one spot. is this something i should be worried about??

Gal is puttin up some waight. Didnt feed her fir a week after a big meal so there is probsbly an ooth incoming. Didnt let her mate yet, but I might let her meet with the male this sunday, so shes gonna have a date on the big banana plant in the living room <3

I’ve had my ghost mantis since September 19th. He’s an L5 and hasn’t molted a single time since I got him. He’s been eating, although sometimes refuses food. Sometimes he seems a bit weak and moves around slowly but this is my first mantis so it might just be regular mantis behavior. Other than that he acts normaly. Humidity, ventilation, and everything else is completely fine. The only current bad thing is the temperature, it’s usually at about 21 C because they haven’t turned the radiation on yet because it’s not below 0 C outside yet. But that’ll fix itself in a week or two. I’ve posted on this subreddit before and all I’ve been told is to ”wait” but I want actual advice. What can I do to help? I want to know what’s wrong with him instead of just being told to ”wait it out” because it’s worrying me and I want him to be okay

Took it after a friend didn't want it anymore not sure if male or female but does it look healthy and happy?

Wow! My Big Lady is laying her Ooth as we speak!! I can’t believe it, on my favorite day of the year! Happy Halloween everyone!!! 👻🎃🧡

we're sitting on my porch drinking a beer. My roommate stops the conversation and says- "Luke, that's not your praying mantis is it". I look over and I see this chinese mantis on our bush. It scared the shit out of me for a second even though theres no way my asian mantis could get out. I said watch this and ran upstairs to grab my dubia roaches, and gave this fella one which he happily accepted. (I think its a male, right?)

I know this probably sounds like a dumb question but hear me out yall.

I was thinking of getting a mantis and I mentioned this to my art teacher earlier. He told me that mantises hate being in captivity so much that they will k*ll themselves :/

I’ve heard a lot about people keeping mantises as pets so I’m sure it’s not true but I just wanna make sure! I wouldn’t want my little buggy friend to be sad.